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San Diego’s new supercomputer “Gordon” is one of the fastest computers in the world.

Researchers recently calculated the theoretical food value of the ethanol in a gas tank. At the heart of the calculation is this: Should we burn so much food as fuel? And how will it impact food prices and the world's poor?

Brigid Schulte and her husband planned to have an equal partnership. But years down the road, "I realized that we had both fallen into very traditional roles without even realizing it," she says.

Kaiser Permanente may be held responsible for compromising the medical records of nearly 300,000 people.

The number of U.S. public school students taking Advanced Placement classes nearly doubled over the last decade. The class of 2013 took 3.2 million AP exams, according to a College Board report released Tuesday.

Enchanted Hills, a camp in Northern California, offers blind students an opportunity to study science through smell and touch. The leader of the camp says chemistry is something you do with your brain, not your eyes. "Nobody can see atoms," he says.

The California Attorney General’s office is formally notifying mobile application developers and some non-tech companies that they are not in compliance with the state’s privacy laws.

After Angelina Jolie announced she has a genetic variant that raises her risk of breast cancer, many women asked their doctors for the test. Insurers will pay for tests only if there's a clear indication that it would help shape medical care. That's often not the case.

The day when a simple blood test or saliva sample can identify your risk for medical conditions ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's disease seems tantalizingly close.

University of California San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox received the country's highest science award from President Obama this week.